Antioxidant protection of statins in acute kidney injury induced by sepsis

Objective Evaluating the effect of preconditioning with simvastatin in acute kidney injury induced by sepsis. Method Male adult Wistar rats were divided into the following groups: SHAM (control); SHAM+Statin (0.5 mg/kg simvastatin, orally); Sepsis (cecal puncture ligation – CPL); Sepsis+Statin. Physiological parameters, peritoneal fluid culture, renal function, oxidative metabolites, severity of acute kidney injury and animal survival were evaluated. Results The treatment with simvastatin in induced sepsis showed elevation of creatinine clearance with attenuation of generation of oxidative metabolites, lower severity of acute kidney injury and reduced mortality. Conclusion This investigation confirmed the renoprotection with antioxidant principle of the simvastatin in acute kidney injury induced by sepsis in an experimental model.

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Main Authors: Santos,Franciele do Nascimento, Watanabe,Mirian, Vasco,Carolina Ferreira, Fonseca,Cassiane Dezoti da, Vattimo,Maria de Fatima Fernandes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342014000500820
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